Electroceutical enhancement of self-compassion training using transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: results from a preregistered fully factorial randomized controlled trial
tVNS augmented the effects of SC-MIT and might, therefore, be a useful strategy for enhancing meditation-based psychotherapies. Our findings also highlight the value of oculomotor attentional metrics as responsive markers of self-compassion training and the continued need for sensitive indices of successful vagal stimulation.
Authors
- Matthew Peniket (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3532-8087)
- Jessica Norman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2986-3576)
- Paul Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8431-9892)
- Sunjeev K. Kamboj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-0826)
- Caroline J. Falconer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-5184)
- Louise Simeonov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-5475)
- Rosalind Robshaw
- Amit Soni-Tricker
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- Department of Health and Social Care (GB)
- University of Derby (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291725101013
- Primary Topic
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação Bial